------------------------------ *Malema is a jewel, says Mbalula *
ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema is a "jewel", Deputy Police Minister Fikile Mbalula told MPs on Monday. Speaking in the National Assembly at the end of debate on last week's state-of-the-nation address, he suggested - to loud jeers from opposition benches - that other parties were jealous they did not have Malema as a member of their youth leagues. Earlier, Mbalula said he welcomed the debate on nationalisation, provoked by Malema's remarks on the subject in past months. "We must not be afraid of the debate on nationalisation... [It] is not a re-definition of any ANC policy; it is a debate which is raised by a youth organ of the [party]. "We do understand your trauma, because you don't have youth organisations like ours... that is why the youth have crossed to the ANC. Malema is the only jewel that we have; he's the only thing that you don't have. "That is why you are actually crying foul because you're jealous. Jealousy is the enemy of success," Mbalula said, suggesting Malema was in fact a "vibrant voice" within the ruling party. His statements in the House were greeted with loud derisive cries and laughter from opposition party members. - Sapa -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] .
